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davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

Official English translation of President Tsai Ing-wen's New Year's Day address

https://english.president.gov.tw/News/6662

#Taiwan

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

Dharma is a Taiwanese band that combines metal and Buddhism

https://www.loudersound.com/features/dharma-feature-buddhist-death-metal

#Taiwan #music #metal #Buddhism #Taiwanderful

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

Analysis of Taiwan's vice presidential candidates by @donovan_smith. He has the highest praise for the DPP candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴).

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5065283

#Taiwan #TaiwanElection #DPP #KMT #TPP

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

The 24 hour Eslite bookstore in Taipei's Xinyi District has now closed. The Nanxi store in Zhongshan District will temporarily serve as a 24 hour store before the Songyan store commences 24 hour operations on 20 January next year

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/12/25/2003811124

#Taiwan #Taipei #Taiwanderful

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

At a campaign rally, DPP vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) mentioned "the importance of learning not just English but also keeping Taiwanese (Hoklo) and the languages of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples alive."

https://pinyin.info/news/2023/hsiao-bi-khim-promotes-speaking-aboriginal-languages-taiwanese/

#Taiwan #TaiwanElection #Linguistics #DPP

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to thailand

Thailand's parliament has begun debating a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. If the law passes it would make Thailand the third country in Asia to recognise same-sex marriages after Taiwan and Nepal

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/12/thailand-same-sex-marriage-law/

#Thailand #HumanRights #LGBT

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to hongkong

Hong Kong once ranked in the top 10 freest territories in the world. It has now 'descended into tyranny' according to the latest Human Freedom Index

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-cato-freedom-index-12202023151302.html

#HongKong #China #HumanRights

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

Frozen Garlic discusses whether strategic voting could influence the outcome of Taiwan's presidential election

"...some strategic voting will occur, and it will be a net benefit for Hou. However, I suspect it will not be as powerful or overwhelming a trend as many people expect."

https://frozengarlic.wordpress.com/2023/12/20/could-strategic-voting-deliver-victory-for-hou/

#Taiwan #TaiwanElection #DPP #KMT #TPP

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Taiwan

"Of course, Taiwan, the Republic of China, is a sovereign, independent state." - Hou You-yi (侯友宜), KMT presidential candidate

The media obsesses over the China-Taiwan conflict but fails to acknowledge the consensus that exists in Taiwan, which is that Taiwan is already an independent country with the name ROC. This is not in any way controversial and the KMT's presidential candidate has clearly stated this position in a clip from May 2023.

#Taiwan #China #TaiwanIsaCountry

Video of New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi being questioned by DPP city councillors about whether he believes Taiwan is an independent country. The clip is from a TaiwanPlus News report on 9 May 2023.

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Israel

The killing of three Israeli hostages, one of whom was waving a white flag, was not the first time the IDF have killed people waving white flags. In December 2008 and January 2009 in Gaza, Israeli soldiers killed 11 civilians who were waving white flags. The incidents were the subject of a report by @humanrightswatch linked to below

https://www.hrw.org/report/2009/08/13/white-flag-deaths/killings-palestinian-civilians-during-operation-cast-lead

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #military

davidonformosa, 5 months ago to Israel

At least 65 journalists and media workers have been killed covering the Israel-Gaza since 7 October, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. 57 of those killed were Palestinian

https://cpj.org/2023/12/journalist-casualties-in-the-israel-gaza-conflict/

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #journalism #PressFreedom

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Taiwan

Canadian author John Groot has released a free e-book containing civil defense information in English for residents of Taiwan

via @schee

https://dominotheory.com/emergency-preparedness-guide-for-foreigners-in-taiwan-released/

#Taiwan

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Taiwan

“China’s cognitive warfare hurts not because it will change the presidential election result, but because it will intensify existing political polarization in Taiwan,” said Tzu-wei Hung, a research fellow at Academia Sinica.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwan-warns-chinese-interference-ahead-presidential-election-rcna128979

#Taiwan #TaiwanElection #China #InformationWarfare

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Taiwan

The Taipei Metro Challenge - collecting a stamp from 122 stations in a day. Well done @Taiwan_Trails

https://taiwantrailsandtales.com/taipei-metro-challenge/

#Taiwan #Taipei #MRT #Taiwanderful

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to hongkong

Hong Kong journalist, Minnie Chan, has been missing in China for more than a month. Her employer, the SCMP, claims she is on personal leave but she is likely to be detained under China's system of Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL)

https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/why-does-china-keep-disappearing-female-reporters

#HongKong #China #journalism #PressFreedom

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Taiwan

A look at competing narratives of history in Taiwan on France 24. It is good to see the voices of Taiwan's Indigenous people included here

https://youtu.be/gcsF22rBFsQ?si=KeBW5T7KSnJXfauj

#Taiwan #History #Indigenous

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to australia

Four articles in a row on the front page of ABC News about multiple extreme weather events currently affecting Australia highlight that were are in the midst of a climate emergency

#Australia #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to hongkong

Hong Kong authorities made Agnes Chow travel to China in a "propaganda tour" as a condition of returning her passport. She feared that she might not be able to return to Hong Kong during that trip. Now, even though she is in exile in Canada, she still has fears for her safety

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/08/hong-kong-activist-agnes-chow-life-in-exile-safety

#HongKong #China #CCP #HumanRights

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Taiwan

Taiwan is the only country in Asia with an “open” civic space, according to Civicus Monitor's 2023 report

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/12/07/2003810258

#Taiwan #Asia #HumanRights

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Israel

"Major Israeli, Palestinian and other international human rights groups have found that Israeli authorities are committing apartheid against Palestinians, as has the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory and many others." - @humanrightswatch

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/05/does-israels-treatment-palestinians-rise-level-apartheid

#Israel #Palestine #HumanRights #Apartheid

davidonformosa, 6 months ago to Taiwan

A Taiwanese band performing in China was sanctioned for saying "This is our first time playing in China" (第一次來中國演出) rather than referring to China as the "mainland". The CCP's oppression knows no bounds

https://nomanisanis.land/tw-musicians-tour-china/

#Taiwan #China #CCP #music